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We are not political channel and this is NOT a political video. Please do not misinterpret our fuel saving tips with a video about politics. There are many reasons why fuel prices are rising we stated only a few. We used MANY sources.
We want everyone to feel welcome on this channel not matter which side of the political spectrum they choose. Political, rude, and mean comments will be deleted.
Please share your tips for saving money on fuel so we can all learn from each other.
I love this comment. Thank you!
Well done, thank u for the tips
I wasn't meaning for it to be political. I had you guys in mind when I spoke my piece. Sorry.
Honestly, what did you expect?
@@lauramouser about what?
Don't shut down a diesel engine to soon. The turbo charger has to cool by the oil flowing thru it at idle. Let it idle for 3 or 4 minutes if you just got off a highway. Only driving been driving in town, no worries.
Good point! I always allow the engine to 'settle' for a bit, prior to shutting down for this reason, especially if I've recently been climbing hills where the turbo has been worked hard.
Actually we have auto shut offs on turboed trucks. Turn key off timer set for 5 mins👍
@@docholiday1034 I remember it used to be 15 minutes years ago..
I was going to say that also but then read your comment. I never shut my diesel off during fueling if we have been running down the road. Let the turbo cool. It doesn't burn that much fuel at idle but sure does save the turbo..
@@jimg2885 years ago it was. No with the crybabies they didnt want anymore than 5min
Move ups tractors and if i set tractor brakes they shut off after 5 mins with idling laws. So we set trailer brakes and block tractor when its lunch to run ac or heat 🤣. Still in truck of coarse….
Let it idle a couple minutes before shutting down. It will save your exhaust manifold, and the bearings in the turbo.
A few tips I learned doing part-time work at a gas station. Always get gas in the morning. Even though the tanks are buried, the heat of day does affect the fuel; causing it to expand. So that gallon you pump is not a true gallon. Also, if the tanks are being refilled, do not get gas. Filling the tanks causes any grime in the tank to stir up, causing you to raise the odds of pumping dirty fuel. In most cases you won't notice it since your fuel filter will catch it, however; filling the ground tank causes the fuel to aireate (sp) - giving you up to 20% less volume per gallon. Here's the big one: always pump in the gas into your tank on the lowest nozzle setting. You have low, medium, and high. Use low. It'll take longer, but you'll get more gas. Problem is gas tends to vaporize when disturbed. Nozzles are designed to vacumn those fumes back into the underground tank. Of course this happens after it gets past the meter, so you are paying for something you are not getting. The best habit is to fill up when you hit half a tank. Besides saving one from a heart attack at the final fill price, it also allows the new gas to mix with the old - keeping your octane level steady and giving you better gas mileage. Hope this helps some folks!
Dude, this is great information and makes complete sense, thanks.
This in fact makes very very little difference.
@@lukeshanks8400 don’t be rude
@@karonmccarver4201 not being rude, just trying to prevent this urban legend from persisting...
According to a study by Consumer Reports, the small amount of gas that sits above ground in the lines might warm up if it sits there long enough. But if the gas is flowing smoothly on a busy day, it won't matter. And even if there is a lull between customers, those few slightly-warmer gallons won't affect the value of a whole tank.
The aforementioned Consumer Reports investigation also found that gasoline that rises in temperature from 60 degrees to 75 degrees Fahrenheit only increases in volume by 1 percent
@@lukeshanks8400 Not to be rude, but I disagree. (FYI: I have 2 associate degrees in Automotive Technologies from OIT, and was an automotive line mechanic for 27 years, now retired. I also subscribed [pre internet] to 4 automotive journals. I know a little bit about fuel systems). Consumer Reports might know about stereos and dish washers, but reports that are automotive related are not that accurate. (May I suggest Car and Driver, or Motor Trend for accuracy) The tips given above, some more, some less, will help your mileage. These are not just 'urban legends'. Tom Bair also has good info. The more information we can share to help us all get past this Washington DC insanity the better off we will be.
All those in favor of saving fuel raise your right foot. Best advice I've ever heard for saving fuel. Keep the good stuff coming guys.
Thank you!
The gas prices really have been tough on us, but we too are continuing our journey! Shorter trips, longer stays... and prayers it finally comes back down sooner than later!🤷♀️
Remember to turn off your cruise control in hilly or mountainous areas . You can control your RPM’s with your foot
I think you guys hit all the right buttons with fuel saving. I would like to make these comments my rig weighs almost 40,000 pounds and has a 400 horse motor and as per the computer over the life for the coach I have received 8.9 miles per gallon diesel. I love to set it at speed between 58 and 62 and that’s as fast as I go there’s no need to drive these rigs at 70 mph. It makes a difference of 20 minutes showing up somewhere think about that Thomyt
SO MUCH Great Information in this video, Wow! Thanks💜
Great video and I took notes on all of it for just my car. You guys have great energy.
Thanks folks we just had a Savannah Ga trip of 9 days Crusing with a Super C and trailing a 24 ' car hauling loaded with a jeep and motorcycle. I noticed 10.3 mph towing the trailer but I also reduce my speed to 63mph .That is the best I have ever had towing.Monica &Wally.
i actually increased my speed and my mpg went up on a super duty pulling an airstream. was set at 65.......no more.
We love Gas Buddy. As we roll into a town that we’ve never been to before we open up the app to see the gas prices in town.
Great job guys! God Speed!
Great info thanks so much ! I love watching your and you can bet I will sign up for your news letter .
WE certainly have not seen a drop Campground availability so far but maybe that will improve as the summer rolls on. We also have been using the TSD card for the last 4 years an love the savings. A big change for us is eating out less often to save some $$$ that we can use on fuel. Like you two we have no plan to hang up the keys anytime soon. Stay safe guys.
Thanks for the advice!
My wife and I started full-time last year. We started full-time inspired by watching you guys. We always said, "Someday we'll do it". However, when fuel in many areas crept over $6/gallon we were forced to come off the road. Our someday wasn't quite someday. We're hoping things will get better.
Some really great points I never thought about! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
great tip guys.. thanks for sharing
Great video, I do have one caveat to add to engine idling though. Do - idle as little as possible, oil pressure is low in an idling diesel and it may not be reaching all the places it needs to, thus causing undue wear. Do - allow a few minutes of idling before shutdown of a heat soaked engine, this will allow your turbo to cool properly and not burn the oil remaining in it's bearings, again, causing undue wear. Do - allow a few minutes, temp dependent, on a cold engine to allow the oil to warm a little, so it can circulate into all of the aforementioned turbo bearings and galleries in your engine. This will help cut down engine wear and help your engine live as long as possible. Also diesel doesn't vaporize as readily as gasoline does, it actually has a higher boiling temp than water, so evaporation in a closed tank is very minimal and less into the low fractions of ounces/per minute, plus evaporated diesel in your tank will condense back to a liquid when temperatures lower, so this really isn't something to worry about.
Thank you for the fuel tips. Thank you for allowing us tips on the way yall have saved money 💰
My wife and i are not RVers, yet. My fuel saving measures with my 2014 Silverado gas, will be, no remote starting in the summer to cool the cabin. Come winter, I will cut remote start time to warm it up. We live in New Hampshire, so it gets cold. I typically keep my speeds under 70 mph to save some fuel. My wife stays at home and only uses 1 tank a month in her SUV. I also have to deal with home heating oil. . .......Thank you for all of the great video content!
We have pretty much the same style Rv you have. Ours is a 2008 Monaco Diplomat. 8Kw Gen with a 400HP Cummings. We have found going between 55-65 is the best cruise for us. We also tow a mid-size SUV. Love all the tips and tricks you guys have, thank you for them. The fuel cost debate and politics would need another place and time to discuss. lol
Thank you guys for the great tips. As we get ready to hit the road Full-time at the end of this month, every tip helps.
Best of luck!
Another note on keeping fuel in your tank is your unused fuel returns back to your tank. This heats up the fuel in your tank. When the fuel gets to the injector it help cool and lube the injector.
Less fuel in your tank causes the fuel to arrive hotter to the injector cutting the life of the injector down.
Hopes this helps. Heat can be the enemy in this case.
thank you for your video on Gas. We are not new to RVing but will be retiring soon and want to do a lot more long distance travel. I am also a veteran and love that you are supporting Homes for our Trops. It is local for me. Located in Taunton MA… We support those folks. Greta job. Be Safe. Also, just signed up for the news letter.
Great tips! Another fuel saver is to be aware of the weight in your holding tanks. If you are going from RV park to RV park you can be flexible with the amount of fluid you are hauling. Very heavy.
Awesome info 👍
Tons of informations and potential savings. Thanks y’all!
Thanks for watching!
Great info thank you for the suggestions. Because price changes from grade to grade find out which one fits best you’re Motorcoach.
Excellent and thorough coverage of high diesel prices. We drive an electric vehicle separately and cruise control is the key for that vehicle so you know it is for the RV. (2013 Tesla so free charging for the life of the vehicle.) I liked the point about keeping the tank half full.
Thanks Phil AN Stacey. God has bless you both. As a Navy Veteran an disabled do to the mutiny on cva64 constilation. We love ur videos
Love you guys, love the newsletter and I just ordered my Today is Someday sweatshirt … yay, hope to see you on the road. Getting my new rig July or August cannot wait. Just my dog Bailey and me.
Agree with the previous comments...my Freightliner manual for my 2021 Tiffin Allegro Red 340 calls for both a warm up prior to starting driving and a cool down period prior to shutdown.
Correct. We do both.....the warm up from driving through the campground and the cool down as we drive into a campground to our site.
This year I decided to drive 60 miles an hour instead of 65. And on my first two fuel stops it has save me a little over 1 mile per gallon so with an average stop taking 65 to 70 gallons of fuel there’s my extra 65 to 70 gallons on that tank. And I do use the TSD card and have for a few years now. Thanks for the video.
Hope you guys have the best summer ever. Be safe!!!!
Doug & Kim Winter
As to the 1/2 tank fill-up, I always understood you keep the "dirt" in the tank to a minimum by using the fuel deeply, spreading the contamination out over tanks, instead of slurping it all on that one day you run the tank low.
We use TSD. Most of the truck stops are on the Interstates so if you are traveling secondary roads there won’t be any discounts at those small truck stops. We noticed that most big truck stops have raised their prices much higher than the local convenience store diesel pumps. Coming through Holbrook, AZ a couple of months ago it was cheaper to go to the Maverick that had truck islands with the smaller discount than the TA truck stop. TA used to be the cheapest but it isn’t now. Glad to see Loves is back on the list which gives us more choice. We spent the whole summer in Colorado last year. We topped up in Laramie, Wy, in mid June. Topped up in Silt, Co (no TSD discount) in July and topped up in Cortez, in October before leaving November 1 for St George, Ut. We visited the Walden, Steamboat Lake SP, Grand Lake, Dillon lake, Twin Lakes, Buena Vista area, Antonito area, South Fork, Pagosa Springs and Cortez. We stayed mostly in NFS campgrounds 14 or 7 days at a time planned ahead 6 mo. This year we are doing Idaho and western Montana.
Thanks for the tips.. I noticed pulling my 15 foot trailer that going slower did better on gas, it was the uphills that killed me 😭
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
Listened to this twice. There's nothing political in here in any way. All you do is give some terrific tips and great helpful facts (and thanks for all that). Ya'll are the best!
Great Info and we use all your mentioned methods. Thanks for Sharing Phil & Stacy
Thanks for watching!
As always - thank you for the great info! Love the ap recommendations. We've found going slower and steady is best for our old class A mileage, too. 55-60mph in SC 1995 Coachmen Santara QB280 gets us to 12mpg.
PS--graphic typo at 2:59 "thier" twice. As a dyslexic, I recognize and sympathize!
Great tip!
awesome video again guys! I think the girls take the same course on gassing up a car (or lack of). My wife taught that course and glad to know Stacey paid attention!! HA! again thx for yawls service! Cya on the road and stay safe
We pull a 33' 5th wheel and while on our trip from TX to SD in the hills, I found that if I accelerate and grab a lower gear before the hill, the cruise control does not kick in at a much higher RPM and scream up the hill! :-) I keep the F250 7.3l gasser on a 60MPG cruise. So far we avg about 7.4 mpg for the whole trip while pulling the trailer.
you 2 are great. Wonderful couple of lou-lous. I'm asemi-truck driver and this is what I want to do when I retire. lots of good tips on your channel. And you remind me of my sister who passed away not long ago. she was a real gem. keep up the good work
Great video. We need to make sure we understand all of the items you addressed. Thanks
The rising fuel cost has really limited our traveling this summer. We are staying closer to home as as a way of saving.. We also bought a tow car that gets 40 miles to the gallon. That is helping Great video! Lynn and Danny
Many experts debunked the high density myth. Tanks are underground. The cool temperature does not fluctuate, at least not enough to change the density of the liquid.
Basically, they take samples of the liquid in the morning and in daytime and compare the density between the samples. They are very much the same.
The best way to save fuel is still the old fashioned way: proper tire pressure, reduce weight, and reduce speed. Speed at 75 Mph loses 25% mpg according to many reports.
OMG these are great fueling tips!!!!!
Great points thanks!!! Stuck up here in Canada until Oct (just got back from wintering in Texas), fuel up here is over $8 a gallon, so Im staying put until I can get back into the US. I will just travel though you until then, keep up the great videos!!
Great tips!! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Gas in the tank is what lubricates the fuel pump, therefore I've always considered a 1/2 tank to be empty.
Thank you for posting these tips! We are based out of San Antonio as well and love watching y'alls videos.
While you did mention weight... You didn't talk about the water tanks... Keeping the grey and black tanks empty as well as not filling up the fresh tanks while traveling can save a ton of weight, and fuel!!!
Very true!
These are great tips regardless of the price of fuel. Thanks!
Good advice. as far as the turbo cooling I start slowing down a little befor getting off the highway. It almost always takes some idle time just to pull up to the pumps
Thanks for sharing definition good tips.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for the great info.
You are so welcome!
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While I generally (key word generally) I run on the top half of the tank. However consider this. Diesel and gas weigh about 7 lbs per gallon, 80 gallon tank? 560 lbs. You lose about 1% per 100 pounds. Something to think abour if you are doing shorter trips. If I missed it - depending on how far and where- never travel with full water tankns fresh, grey, black. You also hit it on speed - stay within the limit, even a little under if the road isn't busy- In my RV (gas) at 65 mph I got 8 mpg, at 60? 10 mpg. Some areas with no or little traffic 50-55 got 12 mpg.
Good tips.
Re filling tank when gas station is being resupplied. As far as I know, gas pumps have pretty effective filters that take care of the sediment that may be stirred up by the storage tank refueling. If the pump filters get clogged, the fuel delivery to your vehicle may be slower, but that may be an advantage!
I wondered about that too? However do the filters have a pressure release on them like oil filters that open when they become saturated/clogged allowing the oil/fuel to bypass filtering?
Empty tanks, Fresh, gray and waste as much as possible. We empty all when on the road to your next destination to reduce weight and increase fuel efficiency along with all the other tips you gave. A few thermos full of berky water before we hit the road and we are good to our next destination. We use the rest rooms at our fuel stops.
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks.
Lots of good tips. However you didn't mention using the Econ button on your Allision transmission. This changes the shift pattern and saves you some fuel. For instance it keeps you from downshifting when going over small hills like freeway overpasses.
By the way we are headed to Main on the 11th.
We got back from the Million Nurses March in DC and calculated our fuel costs. As it turns out, the total pretty well matches our fuel cost down and back from Florida a couple of years ago, although the trip to DC was about half the mileage to Florida. I was using our Gas Buddy card for discounts until we reached somewhere in Ohio, where a message came up saying we reached our monthly limit. Never had a problem with limits before. I'll need to look into getting a TSD card once they have it available for gassers. Thanx for the great info.
We have hit daily and weekly fuel limits on gasbuddy. I believe the weekly limit is $300.
@@Sailingvoodoochild Wow! I had not idea there were limits. I was quite surprised when the message at the pump said to see the cashier. From that point on, I used my debit card cuz I don't want any problem while we are travelling. Thanks for your respond.
Another good reason to not go below 1/2 tank is newer vehicles have their fuel pump in the the tank and use the fuel to keep it cool
While pump location is technically true in many cases, modern vehicles are designed to go below half a tank. What WILL ruin your pump is running it dry as in many cases the fuel lubricates the pumps and keeps the pump cool.
Yes, TSD, let's get the gas side going. We have a diesel to pull our 5th wheel, but I have a gas truck I sometimes pull our boat with. No, we don't triple tow. LOL Thanks for the tips. Happy travels.
Thanks for the tips. Hey did we see you in Pagosa Springs Colorado? It looked like Ruby was parked a few spots from us on the river.
No, not us.
Just drove from Fayetteville/Fort Bragg Nc to Seattle Washington and spent $2500 on diesel alone. This was in a 2021 GMC 2500 Duramax averaging 9 MPGs while pulling a 34ft camper.
Thank you. I’ve been going crazy about if we’re going to make it this winter as we are snow birds. Thanks again.
Goodstuff guys!!
Excellent video. Another hidden gem is fueling up at stations on tribal land or casinos. We we find them none of the fuel savings programs can compete.
We are leaving Florida later this month for a four month trip out west. We will visit several national parks in Colorado, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona. On our way back headed toward Red Bay for an annual chassis service at Bay Diesel, we’ll be spending four days in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Balloon Festival. We made reservations well in advance of our trip at several RV parks, and though fuel prices are definitely going to make our travels more expensive than usual, we have no intention of backing out of our trip. In fact, we’ve already booked a 61 day Alaska trip with Fantasy Tours for the summer of 2023!
Good video, I have one other big weight savings and that is “Don’t travel with full water tanks”. Our rug hold 160 gallons of fresh water. That’s 1,120 pounds your hauling around. Unless your boondocking and need it, use the campgrounds water.
Great tip!
Fuel expands only if it's in a tank above ground. Fuel that is underground stays a steady temp. Per my hubs. :)
I'm prior service Army. I have a friend that just made the height limit. He did dig com on fast attacks.
Great tips! I’ve never heard some of these before.
Glad it was helpful!
Just fueled up today after our Memorial Day trip 439 miles, 54.13 gals. I’m getting a knee replacement ( Phil your next lol) so I thought I would get It done, since the prices are on the rise. 8.1 miles to the gal towing a Cadillac SRX(4400LBS)> over the mountain passes here in Washington. Hwy 2 and I-90.
A video on driving mountain/narrow roads would be great. We just took out first RV trip in a 28' gasser and driving along narrow mountain roads next to a raging river was a bit stressful, understatement of the year :-)
Yep, we have a 5th wheel now and shortly we are going to buy a Class A gas, we are still planning on traveling out to about 1200 miles from PNW to Las Vegas, yes I do agree.
We purchased TPMS for our Class C but we struggle with getting them on since the valve stems are facing towards the inside of the other tires. Any tips on getting them installed and how to easily remove them to put air back in the tire and then replace them back on the tire?
The best way for inside duals is to install valve stem extensions. The ones to use are braided stainless steel rubber hoses about 12 inches long and screw onto the valve stem. They pass through the outside wheel and attach to a bracket that is attached to the outer lug cover or possibly one of the wheel lugs. This is where you you will attach your TPMS. While you have the outer tires off add valve stem extensions to them also. I believe that these extensions will have a 120 degree bend that will pass it thru to the outside of the wheel. Now all of you fill points will be located on the outside of the wheels. If you are going to do these additions be sure that you are using metal valve stems, not rubber. You should be able to find these at Camping World, Amazon, E-bay, and probably most RV dealers.
When doing this take your time doing the install and test you install with soapy water so you won't have to pull the tires off again. It is not always a lot of fun,
I am 74 years old my wife is 70. We have a 25 ft travel trailer we pull with a 2021 Tundra. Our last trip, last week was from our home near Denver to Moab. Out RT fuel (gas) cost was just over $300.00. We are thinking of cutting back on our trips this summer but still thinking!!
Great suggestions on fuel savings
It was interesting to say the least to go from $4.80 a gallon in NJ to $10.00 per gallon in France. And RVs everywhere!
We are traveling on I40 today from TN to Oklahoma. Keeping our speed at 65 and hoping maybe better mpg, we usually get about 8 mpg in our Freightliner M2 pulling our DRV Fullhouse. Beautiful day, not much wind. We were traveling from TX to Oklahoma in April and got caught in 45 mph winds. It reduced our mpg to about 5. My tip is to watch the weather and try to travel accordingly.
You must be from our part of TN! Have fun!
@@trailbadger2345 90 miles north west of Nashville
With the fuel cost we r fell not able to travel. But with u traveling we see the places we feel to see through ur travels.
Gm guys wow nice to know about this bcoz we are thinking about buy one .really great job God bless you all be safe 🙏
Some credit cards give a rebate for fuel. The Costco Citi card rebates 4% for fuel purchased at any station. We'll get over $80 back on our fuel purchases on a recent trip.
Yep - at our local Costco, gas is $5.28 for regular. That 4% cash-back translates to about a $0.21/gallon "discount". We pay our credit bill in full each month, so that's a great deal!
More savings: Empty or almost empty tanks (8.3 lbs for water), Less A/C use (I can get about 5-20% more w/out).
One of the easiest and most cost effective way to save on gas is to install a locking gas cap! Unfortunately when prices rise; so does the crime rate! I installed locking gas caps on both of my vehicles for less than 40.00 by buying them on Amazon.
I also have changed my mindset by combining errands. I try not to go anywhere for a single purpose. If I need something at the store I wait until I have another errand in the same area or need multiple items at the same store. Driving 10 miles for just a hoagie etc. is out!
the temperature of the ground once you go down about 15-20 feet is pretty constant all year (summer or winter) at about 50F-60F. yes, if the mornings are 30F and the afternoons are 90F it makes no appreciable difference to the temp of the tanks thus how much gas or diesel you get. where it does come into play would be tanks above ground like for propane.... maybe that is why people think it effects diesel or gas.
i feel like a mythbuster today :D
Some Costco stations have diesel which is usually the cheapest fuel price in the area. Using your Costco credit card also gives you a 4% cash back on the purchase at the end of the year. It’s seems that this is cheaper then the TSD prices in the area.
The fuel is stored in ground tank and doesn’t expand that much ; if it expands it does while in the fuel delivery tankers . It expands when exposed to heat while in your tank and the delivery tankers ship based on weight not volume.
Another good fact.
Absolutely! The fuel in the underground tanks stays at a pretty constant temperature all year around (probably a slight dip in winter, slight uptick in summer) but throughout the day, it changes essentially not at all, unless new fuel is added.
@@davetelling absolutely…. People have been spreading these myths since the 70s
We used to laugh at them.
@@docholiday1034 It is not too surprising, I was an electronic ignition system designer for Mallory Performance for many years, and was amazed at some of the technical misinformation that people confidently asserted as true. One of my favorite opening statement from a customer who is having problems, and I say that we tested their product, and could find nothing wrong, that it might be an installation issue: "Now listen, I've been a mechanic for 20/30/40 years and I know how to install ignitions! I'm telling you, your box is defective!" We actually ended up sending copies of dyno pulls, using their ignition box, with our 500ci. 750 HP BBC to some of these folks - and never heard from them again!
@@davetelling i have used the mallory products in all my race cars starting in the 70s. Good stuff. Did loose a few msd box back in the day 🤣. Had to run 2 so could switch during race. Heat and welding with out disconnecting big cause of failures for msd.
Filling up in morning ? Tanks are underground, fuel expansion is minimal. Maybe a tablespoon or 2 on 15 gallons.
Each pump has a filter so tank sediment is filtered out.
I think we both read the same story.
Real savings is slow down, correct tire pressure, reduce weight as much as you can. Keep engine tuned up.
Not much else really make much difference.
I find cruise control, on hills I get worse mileage due to transmission downshifting to hold speed. I tend to drive with RPM rather than speed sometimes. I can go over a pass at 65, but at 55 I stay in a higher gear.
Interesting thing with the fuel card is that you have to pay higher truck stop prices. Doesn't it just work at places such a Pilot and Flying J? I just buy diesel for a tractor, but the last time I got fuel a few weeks back the Pilot was selling at $5.54. The Walmart across the street was at $4.99. Now the 18 wheelers and larger motorhomes have trouble getting into the Walmart, but just shows the truck stops jack up the price and then you get a discount to pay what others are paying at the non-truck stop. :-)
We are picking up our first RV next week. We bought a 40 ft. DRV 5th wheel. We have a Dually truck to pull it. Just driving up to see it cost us over $200 in gas! Also, the RV parks are packed. I had a hard time finding a open Pull through site at RV Parks.
I am not a 'full time' RV'er, although that was my retirement plan, I am a weekend RV'er. For me, it is not just the RV'ing , but it is what these prices are doing to our life. I am struggling to full my tank in order to get to WORK! And not just gas, my budget is destroyed by the higher cost of EVERYTHING!
We just got back from camping for a graduation party. Planned a long time ago. I had to decide what bills not to pay in order to cover the trip cost, and I still couldn't do it. This is a created problem, and needs to be stopped IMMEDIATLEY. If this does not change soon, my family of six will need to be living in tents and we won't need to worry anymore about gas prices.
Thanks for the tips, but I guess these are for those that the increased prices are simply an inconvenience and not an emergency, as it is for me and much of America. Still love your videos and you guys, but I don't see these tips impacting our situation, right now. Just don't feel they are for those of us who can't fill their tanks to get to work in order to live... but I am sure there are many that will benefit.
Wanted to tell you about a small AC unit, it runs on AC or DC it's called Hvac I only learned about it last night, it might be worth looking into